The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-12-01
T Proceedings Of Democratic
Executive Committee.

Bellevue, La, November %. 1887.
Chairman b. w. Ogden called the
meeting to order, and the roll was
called, and the following members
were recognized, viz: Ward 1-E.
8. Dortch and T. g. Pickett. Ward
&H. w. Ogden and j. M. Arnold
Weird 81. n. Bryan aud VIM. NJ.
Abney Nv. 81. McClenaghen proxy.
Ward 4-R. Ell. Curry and WIN. j.
Johnston. Ward 5-Thomas Lyles
and F. NJ. Hanks Thomas Lyles
proxy. Ward 6-Wm. e Cornell
and N. B. Murff.
Chairman II. W. Ogden then
stated the object of the meeting and
opened the meeting for general bust
ness.
Mr.. N. B. Murff then offered the
following resolutions and they were
unanimously adopted by the Com
mittee:
Resolved, That primary elections
be held in the various wards of the
parish for delegates to the State
Convention on Wednesday, the 21st
day of December, 1887, and that
the several wards vote for two dele
gates each, and said primaries be
held only at polling places at which
the general elections are held.
Resolved, That no one shall be
allowed to vote at these primaries
except white voters identified with
the Democratic party, and none
who voted for Blaine or Stevenson
in the last election, and any voter
challenged must pledge himself to
vote for the nominees of the party.
Resolved, That two commissioners
be selected for every polling place
by each faction of the party on this
committee, and that a clerk of elec-
ton for each polling place be select
ed in like manner, and that in de-
terlnining the qualification of a
voter, in event the four commission
ers should fail to agree, they may
select alternately referee to de-
termine.
Resolved, That no one be allowed
to vote at these primaries except
such as have been residents of the
State twelve months, and of the
Parish six months and of the ward
thirty days prior to said primary
election. This is in no wise intend.
ed to deprive young men who may
attain their majority before the gen
eral election from voting at the
primaries.
ResolUed, That correct tally sheets
be made out and numbered lists of
the votes kept, certified to, and duly
returned to this committee at Belle
vue, on Friday, December %, 1887,
to he opened aud promulgated by
this Committee, and credentials
furnished to fhe delegates elected.
That in event one or more of the
fail to come, his place
be supplied by the faction or CON-
of the faction to which he
belongs.
Resolued, That polls be opened at
s o'clock A. NJ. and close at 4 O'Clock
p. M. !
The following commissioners and
clerks were appointed By Executive
Committee to serve at the places
named below:
Ward 1. Atkins-Benj. Childers,
T. B. Moss, A. j. Moss, l.. X.
Hodges, commissioners; Thos. Con
nell, C. B. Hodges, clerks.
Ward 2. Benton. w. Jeter,
s. N. Arnold, Geo. Simpson, Grovan
commissioners; John A.
G. B. Terry, clerks.
Wards. Collinsbnrg-J. P. Keith,
w. Fl. McClenaghan, w. 81. Meares,
Auvergne Ford, commissioners
w. V. Graves, W. N. Doles, clerks.
Ward 4. Red Land. Il. Allen,
Israel Rodgers, Samuel Cochran,
Thomas Barnett, commissioners
T.. T. Sanders, Henry Boggs, clerks.
Ward 5. Rocky Mount. A.
Bumgardner, R. B. Martin, J. McC.
Hughes, W. Z. Hall, commissioners.
G. 81. Irion, j. e. Adger, clerks.
Ward 6. Precinct l, Bellevue
G. w. Lilly, Lem. Il. Sapp, w. NJ.
Morrow, L. G. Biggs, commissioners.
L. B. Kelly, Z. q. Cochran. clerks.
Ward 6. Precinct 2, Haughton.
e. j. McDade, w. j. Arnold, John
J. Davis, E. NJ. Platt, commission
ers; j. s. Herring, j. G. Tomkies,
clerks.
Motion made and carried, That
the Executive Committee meet on
December %, 1887, to declare and
promulgate the result of the election
Of 2lst, and also for the purpose of
fixing q time and manner of holding
primaries for selection of candidates
for parochIal officers and of delegates
to the Senatorial and Judicial con-
ventiOns.
81. w. OGDEN, Chairman.
w. e. CONNELL. Secretary,